SYNERGISTIC AND RESIDUAL PESTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING PLANT ESSENTIAL OILS
Synergistic and residual pesticidal compositions containing synergistic and residual mixtures of plant essential oils and/or their constituents, plant essential oils and/or their constituents in admixture with known active pesticidal compounds or plant essential oils and/or their constituents in admixture with other compounds not previously used as active ingredients in pesticidal formulations, such as, for example, so called signal transduction modulators. In addition, the present invention is directed to a method for controlling pests by applying a pesticidally effective amount of the above synergistic and residual pesticidal compositions to a locus where pest control is desired.
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16 . A method for controlling pests, the method comprising:
applying to a locus where control of pests is desired a pesticidally-effective amount of a pesticidal composition comprising:
a pesticidally-acceptable carrier and
a pesticidally-active agent consisting of
(1) pyrethrum and
(2) at least one plant essential oil compound selected from the group consisting of α-terpineol, amyl cinnamic aldehyde, amyl salicylate, anisic aldehyde, benzyl alcohol, benzyl acetate, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic alcohol, carvacrol, carveol, citral, citronellal, citronellol, dimethyl salicylate, eucalyptol (cineole), eugenol, iso-eugenol, galaxolide, geraniol, guaiacol, ionone, d-limonene, menthol, methyl anthranilate, methyl ionone, methyl salicylate, alpha-phellandrene, pennyroyal oil perillaldehyde, phenyl ethyl alcohol, phenyl ethyl alcohol, phenyl ethyl propionate, piperonal, piperonyl acetate, piperonyl alcohol, D-pulegone, terpinen-4-ol, terpinyl acetate, 4-tert butylcyclohexyl acetate, thyme oil, thymol, trans-anethole, vanillin, and ethyl vanillin
with the proviso that no other pesticidally-active agent is present.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the pesticidally-active agent consists of pyrethrum and cineole.
18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the pesticidally active agent is present in amount of about 0.0001% to about 20% by weight.
19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the pest is a cockroach.